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Content of risk elements in food for dogs and cats
Hrabalová, Karolína ; Slavíková, Zuzana (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the determination of risk elements, namely mercury, arsenic, cadmium and lead in dog and cat food. The concentration of mercury was determined using the AAS technique, and the concentration of arsenic, cadmium and lead was determined by the ICP-MS method after microwave decomposition of the samples using mineral acids. A total of 30 feed samples were analyzed. In most samples, the concentrations of monitored elements were lower than the maximum permissible values given by the EU Commission Regulation, two samples did not meet the requirements of the regulation. The concentration of risk elements in the feed, except for arsenic, did not depend on the type of meat used in the feed. Feeds containing fish meat showed demonstrably higher concentrations of arsenic than feeds with other meats. Due to the relatively low proportion of meat in feed and due to the overall lower concentrations of risk elements in meat, it can be assumed that the vegetable or other component of the feed, or the technology of feed production, is responsible for the increased concentration of risk elements in feed.
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Effect of diet on occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in domestic animals (dogs, cats, hedgehogs, ferrets).
FILCOVÁ, Kristýna
The literature review, which is the part of the diploma thesis, contains a summary of the most widespread methods of pet food. It also contains a summary of gastrointestinal parasites in dogs, cats, hedgehogs and ferrets, and the methods of their diagnostics and therapy. The practical part of my thesis focused on collecting samples of pet excrements in the course of 2021 2023, which were then examined fot the presence of parasites using the standard coprological flotation method. In the course of the above-mentioned years, the questionnares were also provided to the pets owners, which the pet owners filled out. The questionnaire contained questions about the methods of pet food, methods of prevention used against gastrointestinal parasites, possible infection of pets with gastrointestinal parasites and the therapy used, and questions about the knowledge of this issue among pet owners. The number of infections of pets based on methods of pet food, methods of prevention used with individual methods of pet food, occurrence of the endoparasites with the prevention used, the opinion on the effectiveness of the prevention method and the opinion on the possibility to get infected from the infected pet were evaluated as well. The presence of infection with gastrointestinal parasites did not differ in individual categories of pet food. I did not prove that pets fed raw food were infected with parasites from this food. The thesis proves that pet fed heat-treated food, which is not a source of infection, are often infected with parasites. Infection from environment is a source of infection more often than feeding raw food.
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Dysplazie kyčelních kloubů u psů
HEŘMÁNKOVÁ, Lucie
This bachelor thesis deals with the genetic disease of hip dysplasia in dogs. It describes how the disease manifests itself, how to prevent it, and how to diagnose it. The practical part analyzes the influence of breed, age, and gender on the disease. 90 dogs of 42 breeds were included in the study, and the dogs were divided into groups according to FCI due to low representation of dogs in individual breeds. Crossbreeds were found to be the least susceptible to the disease, followed by setters (average finding of 0/1 and 1/0 for hip dysplasia). The age at which hip joint problems occur most frequently is during the puppy stage, around 3-5 months of age (16.2% of the dogs observed). The influence of gender on the disease was not proven. Of all obser-ved dogs, most individuals had the degree of hip dysplasia 0/0 (21.6%), followed by 2/0-0/2 (11.7%). From this data, it can be concluded that the observed sample had more dogs with lower degrees of hip dysplasia.
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Interakce mezi psy na veřejných prostranstvích v Blansku
Exnerová, Žaneta
The objective of the bachelor thesis was to analyze the social behavior of dogs in open places in Sloup and Blansko. One hundred pairs of dogs were observed. Factors and behavior of dogs were evaluated during the meeting of dog. The threat of the dogs was affected by the sex of the dog. Sniffing behavior was influenced by the sex of the dog. The location of observation had an effect on the number of sniffing places. The number of sniffing places was affected by the sex of the dog. From the results is evident that the behavior of dogs is influenced by different factors.
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Sport cynology as leisure activity
TOČÍKOVÁ, Lucie
Presented bachelors thesis focuses on sport cynology. The first part of the bachelor thesis deals with the theoretical definition of the concept of sport cynology and leisure. Then the thesis focuses on the ethology of the dog and the organization of sport cynology in the Czech Republic. It also discusses the disciplines of sport cynology, testing schedules and the camp for talented adolescents. The second part of the thesis is devoted to qualitative research, in which information was obtained through interviews with handlers. The interviews were conducted to obtain valuable data on why people choose this sport as a leisure activity, how they perceive their relationship with their dog, what motivates them in this sport and how they perceive sport cynology in the context of leisure.
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Use of methods of animotheraphy in the care of children with physical and multiple disabilities.
ERHARTOVÁ, Nicola
Bachelor thesis deals with the Use of methods of animotheraphy in the care of children with physical and multiple disabilities. In this work I describe animotherapy and thein course in the care of children with physical, mental and combined disabilities. In the first part of the bachelor thesis I deal with the definition of animotherapy, the definitions of separate types of animotherapy, such as canistherapy, hippotherapy, felinetherapy, apotherapy, ornithotherapy, doplhintherapy, caviotherapy, lamatherapy, small animal therapy, livestock therapy and exotic animal therapy. Furthermore, in the first part I deal with the definition of individual disabilities. The second part of the bachelor thesis includes qualitative research, in which information was obtained through interview with canisterapeuts. The aim of this bachelor thesis was to find out chat are the posibilities for the use of selected therapies in coordinated care in selected facilities.
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Interaction baby and dog or furry help to children
ČECHOVÁ, Adéla
The bachelor thesis aims to present canis therapy as a beneficial method of social therapy with the help of a dog. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on children with specific needs, characteristics of their disabilities and on suitable interactions between the child and the dog. The listed activities are intended directly for the specific disability in the presence and assistance of the dog. The practical part of the work is focused on interviews with canis therapy workers, on information about working with children with specific needs and the dog, and on interviews with kindergarten teachers about the suitability and benefits of the dog in kindergarten. To supplement the research, a survey was used to find out the awareness of canis therapy among the general public. The conclusion of the work lists activities for the interaction of the child with specific needs and the dog.
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Mikrobiální kontaminace masa používaného ke krmení psů a koček v rámci syrové diety
HOSNEDLOVÁ, Barbora
Raw feeding, also called BAFR diet, is the practice of feeding a diet consisting of raw meat, offal and side dishes. The goals of the thesis were (i) to utilize a question-naire survey among breeders practicing the BARF diet (307 responders) to obtain further information about their motivation for practicing this diet, type of meat used and its treatment, and (ii) to microbiologically analyze two kinds (chicken, beef) of raw meat during the three days of its storing. It has been found that the main reason for practicing the BARF diet is that it's more natural and healthier for the animals according to the owners. The responders prefer frozen meat (87%) that they store in the refrigerator prior to consumption and keep it there for up to 3 days. The most commonly used types of meat are beef and poultry (55%). More than a half (58%) of the responders use the same tools for both preparing the feed dose as well as for preparing the meals for their household. The microbiological analysis of the meat confirmed an increase in the total number of microorganism and the number of coli-form bacteria during the three days of storage in the refrigerator - in chicken meat this increase was from 6.3 KTJ/g, respectively 4.8 KTJ/g (1st day) to 8.3 KTJ/g, respectively 6.4 KTJ/g (last day), for beef from 6.5 KTJ/g, respectively 4.3 KTJ/g (1st day) to 8.3 KTJ/g, respectively 5.5 KTJ/g (last day). A significant increase in number of microorganisms, some of which may cause human diseases, occurs while the feed meat is being stored in a refrigerator for a usual amount of time. It is therefore necessary to appeal for more hygienic manipu-lation when practicing this type of diet, which is also related to raising the pet own-ers' awareness of this issue.
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Use of Canistherapy in SeneCura SeniorCentrum Písek
ZEMANOVÁ, Tereza
The thesis deals with the use of canistherapy in the senior house SeneCura Písek. The theoretical part characterizes what canistherapy is, what are its forms, methods, techniques and effects and where it is possible to use canistherapy. It also describes the senior's needs and the types of social services they can use, specifically focusing on the SeneCura SeniorCentrum Písek. The practical part deals with the question of what effect the use of canistherapy in a residential form has on clients and how the whole process is perceived by seniors and employees.
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